Germany-Harvesting winter barley

Ð¡Ñ–Ð¼'Ñ Ð¥Ð¾Ð»Ñ‚ÐºÐ¾ÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ñ–Ð² Ð·Ð°Ð¹Ð¼Ð°Ñ”Ñ‚ÑŒÑÑ Ð³Ð¾ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð´Ð°Ñ€ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾Ð¼ Ð±Ñ–Ð»ÑŒÑˆÐµ, Ð½Ñ–Ð¶ 11 Ð¿Ð¾ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ñ–Ð½Ð½Ñ. Marcus Holtkoetter manages the pig farm and grows winter barley, Ð¾Ð·Ð¸Ð¼Ð° Ð¿ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ†Ñ, ÐºÑƒÐºÑƒÑ€ÑƒÐ´Ð·Ð¸ Ñ‚Ð° Ñ€Ð°Ð¿ÑÑƒ. Before planting, the pig manure is spread on the fields for fertilizer. Throughout the growing season, he has watched the crops grow while scouting for insects and disease. It is now harvest time, Ñ– Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð² Ð¿Ð¾Ð±Ð»Ð¸Ð·Ñƒ ÐÑŒÑŽ-Ð™Ð¾Ñ€ÐºÐ°, Marcus shows us the equipment used to bring the crop in from the field.

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Ð¡Ñ–Ð¼'Ñ Ð¥Ð¾Ð»Ñ‚ÐºÐ¾ÐµÑ‚Ñ€Ñ–Ð² Ð·Ð°Ð¹Ð¼Ð°Ñ”Ñ‚ÑŒÑÑ Ð³Ð¾ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð´Ð°Ñ€ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾Ð¼ Ð±Ñ–Ð»ÑŒÑˆÐµ, Ð½Ñ–Ð¶ 10 Ð¿Ð¾ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ñ–Ð½Ð½Ñ. ÐŸÑ–ÑÐ»Ñ Ð²Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð¶ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ, ÐŸÑ–ÑÐ»Ñ Ð²Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð¶ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ. ÐŸÑ–ÑÐ»Ñ Ð²Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð¶ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ (3,000 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ñ–Ð²Ð½Ð¸Ñ†Ñ– ÑÐ²Ð¸Ð½ÐµÐ¹) Ñ‚Ð°Ðº ÑÐ°Ð¼Ð¾, ÑÐº 400 Ð´ÐµÑÑÑ‚Ð¸Ð½Ð¸ Ð¾Ð·Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿ÑˆÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ†Ñ–, Ð¾Ð·Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ð¹ ÑÑ‡Ð¼Ñ–Ð½ÑŒ, ÐºÑƒÐºÑƒÑ€ÑƒÐ´Ð·Ð¸ Ñ‚Ð° Ñ€Ð°Ð¿ÑÑƒ. Ð’Ñ–Ð½ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹Ð¼Ð°Ð² ÑÐ¿Ð¾Ð¶Ð¸Ð²Ð°Ñ‡Ñ–Ð², Ñ„ÐµÑ€Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð¸ Ñ‚Ð° Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ñ–Ñ‚Ð¸ÐºÐ¸ Ð½Ð° Ð¹Ð¾Ð³Ð¾ Ñ„ÐµÑ€Ð¼Ñ–, Ð° Ñ‚Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð¶ Ð´Ñ–Ð»Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¸ÑÑ Ñ€Ð¾Ð·Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ñ–Ð´Ð´ÑŽ Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾ Ñ„ÐµÑ€Ð¼Ñƒ Ð½Ð° ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ñ„ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ½Ñ†Ñ–ÑÑ…. Ð’Ñ–Ð½ Ð°ÐºÑ‚Ð¸Ð²Ð½Ð¸Ð¹ Ð² ÑÐ¾Ñ†Ñ–Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ð¸Ñ… Ð¼ÐµÐ´Ñ–Ð° Ñ‚Ð° Ð· Ð¼ÐµÐ´Ñ–Ð°-Ð¼ÐµÐ´Ñ–Ð°. He helps connect other farmers across Germany to get more voices heard through co-founding Frag den Landwirt (Ð—Ð°Ð¿Ð¸Ñ‚Ð°Ð¹Ñ‚Ðµ Ñƒ Ñ„ÐµÑ€Ð¼ÐµÑ€Ð°), AgChat ÐÑ–Ð¼ÐµÑ‡Ñ‡Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ñ‚Ð° ÑÑ‚Ð¸Ð¼ÑƒÐ»ÑŽÑŽÑ‡Ñ– Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ Ð¾Ð±Ð¼Ñ–Ð½Ñƒ GACC. Ð’Ñ–Ð½ Ñ‚Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð¶ Ð±ÑƒÐ² ÑÐ¿Ñ–Ð²Ð·Ð°ÑÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð¼ Ð’ÑÐµÑÐ²Ñ–Ñ‚Ð½ÑŒÐ¾Ñ— Ð·ÑƒÑÑ‚Ñ€Ñ–Ñ‡Ñ– AgVocate, ÑÐºÐ° Ð·Ñ–Ð±Ñ€Ð°Ð»Ð° Ð´ÐµÑÑÑ‚ÐºÐ¸ Ð· ÑƒÑÑ–Ñ”Ñ— Ð„Ð²Ñ€Ð¾Ð¿Ð¸ Ñ‚Ð° ÐŸÑ–Ð²Ð½Ñ–Ñ‡Ð½Ð¾Ñ— ÐÐ¼ÐµÑ€Ð¸ÐºÐ¸. ÐŸÑ–ÑÐ»Ñ Ð²Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð¶ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ, ÐŸÑ–ÑÐ»Ñ Ð²Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð½Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ Ñ‚Ð¸Ð¿Ð¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ— Ð¿Ñ€Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð¼Ð¸ ÑÑ‚Ð°Ð¶ÑƒÐ²Ð°Ð½Ð½Ñ. Marcus has been recognized by the GFN as a 2023 ÐŸÑ€ÐµÐ¼Ñ–Ñ ÐšÐ»ÐµÐºÐ½ÐµÑ€Ð° Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð»Ð°ÑƒÑ€ÐµÐ°Ñ‚Ð° Ð¿Ñ€ÐµÐ¼Ñ–Ñ— Global Farm Leadership. Marcus volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.